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Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) triangularis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Typhis triangularis was named by Adams (1855). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) triangularis by Gertman (1969); it was recombined as Tripterotyphis triangularis by McGinty (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Typhis triangularis Adams
1944Typhis triangularis Keen and Campbell p. 55
1969Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) triangularis Gertman p. 186
1970Tripterotyphis triangularis McGinty

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPterotyphisJousseaume 1880
subgenusTripterotyphis(Pilsbry 1931)
speciestriangularis(Adams 1855)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Pterotyphis triangularis (74971)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Pterotyphis triangularis (74968)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Pterotyphis triangularis (35031) Tripterotyphis triangularis (67070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pterotyphis triangularis (92622 92623)